CONFERENCES: Women of the World

The flower of Red womanhood assembled in Rome last week. Theirs was the semi-annual executive meeting of the Women's International Democratic Federation, a Communist front formed three years ago to the battle cry: "Women of the world, unite!" Beneath two white cardboard doves, 31 ladies representing 52 nations met to compare notes on women's rights. Another chief purpose: to prepare a campaign against warmongers in the U.S., Britain and "the countries which dance to their tune."

Many of the women had spent years fighting for Communism as members of the party, among them Bulgaria's Tsola Dragoicheva and Jeannette Vermeersch Thorez (sturdy...

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